Sam Fuld will miss most of 2012 season with wrist injury

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Sam Fuld reinjures his right wrist against the Blue Jays (Getty Images; TBO.com)

By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News

Sam Fuld will miss most if not all of the 2012 season due to an injured right wrist. According to MLB.com, the Tampa Bay Rays OF is schedule to undergo surgery this morning in Cleveland.

Fuld, 30, first injured the wrist in September against the Baltimore Orioles. He reinjured it March 23 in a 7-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Tampa Tribune says Fuld, hopeful that rehab would be sufficient, had passed up the chance to undergo surgery during the offseason.

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